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Pre-Seed + Seed · 2026 · Confidential
Dating Deserves Better. So We Built It.
First modern dating app built around relational dynamics with therapy-rooted matching algorithm.
Quirks Dating
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First modern dating app built around relational dynamics with therapy-rooted matching algorithm.
Quirks Dating
of relationship conflict is personality-rooted.
Gottman Institute longitudinal study · 1976 to present · 40,000+ couples studied, 3,000+ tracked longitudinally
Decades of research shows match on friction management. Modern apps built their architecture around unrelated user preferences. We built around the science.
of users are still active a month after install.
report emotional fatigue from current dating apps.
have been ghosted in the last 12 months.
40% of users cite "inability to find a good connection" as their top reason for leaving apps.
Forbes Health, 2024
Every dating app on the market matches on what people like.
None match on how they respond when life gets hard.
A shared hobby tells you nothing about how two people will navigate stress, conflict, or repair.
Compatibility lives in friction patterns, not preferences. That's what Quirks measures.
more likely to report psychological distress.
One pipeline, three stages. Therapist-curated traits feed a proprietary scoring engine that ranks compatibility on relational success outcomes.
Harmonic mean calculated to enforce true mutuality by mathematically penalizing one-sided compatibility.
Two years of proprietary trait mapping. Scoring how Friction and Stability traits actually interact in real relationships. Not a list.
A weighted system.
Incumbents are iterating on a decade of swipe-trained data while rebuilding brand trust.
Outcome-trained data from day one.
We are defining Gen 3.0 by introducing relational dynamics matching. Own the language, the network.
Own the user mental model.
Match Group's CEO publicly stated Tinder revenue will decline again in 2026 while they run user experience tests.
Capital deploys across two cities and 18 months, each phase carrying a budget envelope and a runway boundary.
Founder-warm network.
M5 gate: Denver ≥ 14K MAU.
Match-to-date conversion validates the algorithm-first thesis.
Three tiers. No pay-to-be-seen. Revenue scales with depth of intent, not desperation.
The Acquisition Engine. A no-friction entry point designed for rapid user growth and proprietary data gathering.
The Revenue Core. Our primary conversion point, monetizing active users through essential feature upgrades.
The LTV Flagship. A high-margin tier leveraging AI-driven engagement and advanced trait filtering.
Optional Add-Ons as needed by payment tier: 1 Profile Boost: $2.99 | Extra "Maybe" slot: $1.49 each | AI-Driven Quirks's Resonant Opener message: $0.99
Competitors Charge: Tinder: $24.99 to $49.99 | Bumble: $16.99 to $80.99 | Hinge: $32.99 to $49.99
10+ years leading consumer mobile app and eCommerce projects at global companies. Founded Boulder MarKit, scaling to 16+ client portfolios. Brings full-stack operator DNA, product, marketing, and execution, to Quirks.
Built Quirks after experiencing broken matching firsthand, and watching a generation learn to date through apps designed for addiction.
Serial startup CFO with 30+ years scaling tech companies from early-stage to exit. Led capital raises and successful exits including an IPO and acquisition. Previously CFO at Arryved, where he and Aastha built their working relationship.
Re-entered dating after 20 years of marriage and experienced the clickbait model firsthand. He didn't need a pitch deck to know the industry was broken.
15+ years building full-stack systems across startups and scale-ups. He is a former CTO in the FinTech sector and has led IT and development teams for consumer-facing apps and frontier industrial tech companies, with a background in AI/ML.
Though he met his wife on a dating app, he waded through fake profiles and poor matches to find her. Joined Quirks because he knows firsthand the technology can do better.
Built in collaboration with a licensed therapist
Demo scope is intentional. Featured screens represent industry-first innovations. Connections presented are Gender Neutral.
Trait weighting, full onboarding, and other compatibility inputs are omitted by design. No gender filtering. This is not the full product.
We'd love a conversation. About the architecture, the market, the path to Series A, or anything you want to push back on.
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